▪️ In H1, Russian exports to friendly states rose 15% year-on-year. The share of friendly countries in Russia’s foreign trade turnover reached 85%, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated.

▪️ At the same time, non-resource, non-energy exports to friendly states are growing; the increase in the first half of the year was 11%. Their volume approached 6 trillion rubles.

“CRYSTAL OF GROWTH” previously reported that, in the view of leading American economist James Galbraith, Western sanctions became an unintended gift for Russia. The Russian Federation “got off the oil needle.” This has become a new quality of the Russian economy.